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KOLHAPUR: The Shiv Sena has picked turncoat Narendra Patil to take on NCP's Udayanraje Bhonsale, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the Satara LS constituency.Patil, whose father, Annasaheb Patil, was the first leader to seek reservation for the Marathas, has jumped ship frequently in the past two years. BJP sources said they had finalised Patil's nomination hoping that the Sena would give up its claim on the seat.The Sena, however, insisted on retaining the seat. Considered close to CM Devendra Fadnavis, Patil has now joined the Sena to secure a Lok Sabha ticket.Patil is the leader of a powerful organization of mathadi (headload) workers' union in Mumbai. He had told the participants that he would "not see the next sunrise" if their reservation demand was rejected. "Industrialists start units few kilometres from Satara, but do not come here..